2010 World Cup of Pool
Encyclopedia
The 2010 World Cup of Pool was the fifth World Cup of Pool
championship. It was held at the Robinsons Place Manila
in Manila
, Philippines
, from September 7 to 12, 2010. China won this year's event.
} (James Delahunty and Ricky Emery)
} (Mario He and Jasmin Ouschan
)
} (Serge Das and Noel Bruynooghe)
} (Carlo Dalmatin and Philipp Stojanovic)
} (Lee Chenman and Kenny Kwok)
} (Raj Hundal and Dharminder Singh Lilly)
} (Yu Ram Cha and Ga Young Kim)
} (Ibrahim Bin Amir and Lee Poh Soon)
} (Tony Drago
and Alex Borg
)
} (Mohammad Al Bin Ali and Bashar Hussain)
} (Konstantin Stepanov
and Ruslan Chinakhov)
} (Chan Keng Kwang and Toh Lian Han)
} (Matjaz Erculj and Matej Sulek)
} (Marcus Chamat and Thomas Mehtala)
} (Nitiwat Kanjanasri and Surethep Phoochalam)
} (Luong Chi Dung
and Do Hoang Quan)
World Cup of Pool
The World Cup of Pool is the international annual single-elimination tournament for doubles teams in nine-ball competition. It is held annually, at various locations, and was first held in 2006 in Newport, Wales...
championship. It was held at the Robinsons Place Manila
Robinsons Place Manila
Robinsons Place Manila is a shopping mall located behind the Philippine General Hospital and the campus of the University of the Philippines Manila in the City of Manila. It was the second and by-far, the largest Robinsons Mall ever built by John Gokongwei. It began operations in 1995 and was...
in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, from September 7 to 12, 2010. China won this year's event.
Rules
- Winners' break.
- Teammates take shots alternately.
- Race to eight racks for matches prior to the quarterfinals.
- Race to nine racks for matches from the quarterfinals to the semifinals.
- Race to eleven racks for the Final.
- Eighty-second shot clock for the shot immediately after the break, forty seconds for other shots.
- In order for a break to be legal, two balls must pass over the head string.
Cash prizes
| Stage | Prize Money (Total-US$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... 250,000) |
|---|---|
| Winner | US$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... 60,000 |
| Runner Up | US$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... 30,000 |
| Semi Final | US$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... 16,000 |
| Quarter Final | US$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... 10,000 |
| Second Round | US$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... 5,000 |
| First Round | US$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... 3,000 |
Participating nations
- Seeded teams:
Philippines A (Efren ReyesEfren ReyesEfren Manalang Reyes is a Filipino professional pool player and a two-time world champion. Reyes is considered by many to be the greatest all-around pool player in the history of the game. He is affectionately nicknamed "Bata" and "the Magician".-Early life:Reyes was born in Pampanga in 1954...
and Francisco BustamanteFrancisco BustamanteFrancisco Bustamante is a Filipino professional pocket billiards player from Tarlac, and the 2010 World Nine-ball Champion., nicknamed "Django", after the lead character of the film of the same name, and sometimes also called "Bustie", especially in the United States.-Early life:Bustamante is the...
)
United States (Rodney MorrisRodney MorrisRodney Morris is a professional pool player of Hawaiian descent. He currently resides in Spring Hill, Florida....
and Johnny ArcherJohnny ArcherJohnny Archer is an American professional pool player. He is nicknamed "the Scorpion" ....
)- Philippines B (Roberto GomezRoberto Gomez (pool player)Roberto Gomez is a professional pocket billiards player from Zamboanga City, Philippines.-Early life:Gomez first played pool at 9 years of age. As a passionate admirer of Efren Reyes, he would often record on tape televised matches of the two-time world champion...
and Dennis Orcollo) 
Kingdom of England (Daryl PeachDaryl PeachDaryl Peach is an English professional pocket billiards player. Nicknamed "Razzledazzle" and "the Dazzler," he defeated the Philippines' Roberto Gomez in 2007 to become the first English male to win the WPA World Nine-ball Championship...
and Karl BoyesKarl BoyesKarl W. Boyes is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.He is a 1959 graduate of Edinboro State College and attended classes at Allegheny College and Union College...
)
Germany B (Ralf SouquetRalf SouquetRalf Souquet is a German professional pool player. His nicknames are "The Kaiser" and "The Surgeon." Since 1981, he has won more than 250 tournament titles, including 41 German Championship titles and 34 European Championship titles.He began playing billiards at the age of six in his parents'...
and Oliver OrtmannOliver OrtmannOliver Ortmann is a German top professional pool player whose nickname is "The Machine". He is renowned not only as a World Champion in Nine-Ball but also in the resurgent discipline of 14.1 or straight pool....
)
Netherlands (Niels FeijenNiels FeijenNiels Feijen is a professional pool player, from the Hague, Netherlands. His nickname is "the Terminator".In 2001, Feijen reached the finals of a nine-ball tournament in Tokyo, Japan. The event had a field of more than 700 players and offered the largest prize money at that time. However, he lost...
and Huidji See)- (Ko Pin-yi and Chang Jung-lin)
Mainland China (Fu Jian-bo and Li He-wenLi He-wenLi Hewen is a Chinese professional pool player. He made it to the finals in the Vietnam leg of the 2006 WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour, but lost to Efren Reyes....
)
Italy (Fabio Petroni and Bruno Muratore)
Japan (Naoyuki Oi and Toru Kuribayashi)
Finland (Mika Immonen and Markus Juva)
Canada (John Morra and Jason Klatt)
Early Modern France (Stephan CohenStephan CohenStephan Cohen is a French pocket billiards player. In 2009, he won the World Straight Pool Championship by defeating former world champion Mika Immonen of Finland, thus becoming France's first-ever world champion in the sport.-References:...
and Francois Cottance)
Spain (David AlcaideDavid AlcaideDavid Alcaide is a Spanish pool player. During the 2006 Men's World 9-Ball Championship he survived the group stages, the round of 64 and the round of 32, but was eliminated in the round of 16 by Rodolfo Luat...
and Francisco Sanchez Ruiz)
Poland (Radoslaw Babica and Mariusz Skoneczny)
Indonesia (Muhammad Zulfikri and Ricky Yang)
- Unseeded teams:
} (James Delahunty and Ricky Emery)
} (Mario He and Jasmin Ouschan
Jasmin Ouschan
Jasmin Ouschan is an Austrian professional pool player from Klagenfurt, Carinthia. Her first professional competition occurred in 2002, but she did not officially become a professional member of the Women's Professional Billiards Association until 2007. She is currently one of the top-ranked...
)
} (Serge Das and Noel Bruynooghe)
} (Carlo Dalmatin and Philipp Stojanovic)
} (Lee Chenman and Kenny Kwok)
} (Raj Hundal and Dharminder Singh Lilly)
} (Yu Ram Cha and Ga Young Kim)
} (Ibrahim Bin Amir and Lee Poh Soon)
} (Tony Drago
Tony Drago
Tony Drago is a professional snooker and pool player from Malta. He won the 2003 World Pool Masters Tournament beating Hsia Hui-kai 8–6 and also reached the quarter finals of the World Snooker Championship...
and Alex Borg
Alex Borg
Alex Borg is a professional Maltese snooker player. He regularly appeared as wild card in the Malta Grand Prix, where throughout the events history he managed to beat the likes of Nigel Bond and John Higgins. He has also competed as a wild card in the Malta Cup...
)
} (Mohammad Al Bin Ali and Bashar Hussain)
} (Konstantin Stepanov
Konstantin Stepanov
Konstantin Stepanov is a Russian professional pool player. In 2002 he was the Russian 8-ball champion. During the 2006 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Championship he survived the group stages, the round of 64 and the round of 32, but was eliminated in the round of 16 by Ralf Souquet. This performance...
and Ruslan Chinakhov)
} (Chan Keng Kwang and Toh Lian Han)
} (Matjaz Erculj and Matej Sulek)
} (Marcus Chamat and Thomas Mehtala)
} (Nitiwat Kanjanasri and Surethep Phoochalam)
} (Luong Chi Dung
Luong Chi Dung
Lương Chí Dũng is a Vietnamese professional pool player. He reached the quarter-finals in the 2006 Men's World Nine-ball Championship before losing to Li He-wen...
and Do Hoang Quan)